After Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and Representative Gerry Connolly’s death, some in the party want more elected officials, as one Democrat put it, to seek an earlier “escape hatch from politics.”

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Dense breast tissue can make tumours hard to spot on mammogram scans, but adding another step to this screening programme could help identify such cases

Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia died Wednesday morning at his home, according to a statement from his family. He was 75.

A class of older drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may also help slow the progression of prostate cancer, a small study suggests.

A new brain cancer study from Mass General Brigham suggests that gabapentin, a pain-relieving drug, may extend survival in glioblastoma patients, showing promising results.

Scientists have identified a strong link between childhood exposure to a bacterial toxin called colibactin and the rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer, according to an international study published in Nature in April.

A common class of antidepressant medications might be even more useful than we thought. Research out today suggests that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, can fend off cancer and boost the immune system’s defenses against it.